I, Uchiha Yu, am solely focused on cultivating immortality

Chapter 70 The Skilled Hunter

Uchiha Yu did not wear a Chunin vest, did not reveal the Uchiha clan crest, and concealed his aura, misleading the Sand Village ninja into judging him as a Genin.

This is a strategy of playing dumb to outsmart others, but more importantly, misleading is the starting point of his illusion technique, specifically designed to warm up the Sharingan before it is activated.

The sheer power of their true strength and the successful disguise of their genin personas created a subtle conflict within the hearts of the three Sand Village ninjas. Under Uchiha Yu's skillful manipulation, their hearts were unknowingly pried open, and the seeds of genjutsu were sown.

The Sand Village ninja on the left hillside rapidly approached along the dam: "Perhaps it's not arrogance, but a disguise. A lone genin shouldn't be in a foreign country; he might have something going on!"

The Sand Village ninja from the south decisively stated, "If there's a problem, capture him and interrogate him!"

Uchiha Yu roared, "Damn it, does Sunagakure want to start a war with Konoha?"

"Start a war? You?" The Sand Village ninja from the south sneered. "Your life is worthless; you won't let Konoha and Sand Village go to war."

When the Sand Village ninja on the left finally reached the range of his shuriken, he suddenly shouted, "Attack!"

Three Sand Village ninjas simultaneously stepped into the range of the shuriken and each threw one.

Uchiha Yu flicked his right hand to sheath the straight sword, his fingers now holding a cross-shaped shuriken, and threw it forward and to the right, while his whole body leaned to the left.

Just as he was about to charge towards the enemy on his left, a puppet emerged from the lake behind him.

The puppet's wide-open mouth spewed out more than a dozen senbon needles close to the water's surface. Uchiha Yu became alert and suddenly turned and rolled, but the distance was too close, and he was ultimately hit in the torso by three senbon needles.

He tried to pull out the thousand needles, but suddenly collapsed to the ground, lying there slowly wriggling, seemingly very unwilling to give up.

The puppeteers of Sunagakure Village use senbon needles, which are naturally poisonous. Judging from the speed at which the poison takes effect, the toxicity is quite potent.

Seeing that the ambush had succeeded, the three Sand Village ninjas took a step back, returning to outside the range of their shuriken.

The puppet that launched the sneak attack also sank back underwater, while the puppeteer who controlled it emerged from the water's surface far away and stood on it.

None of the Sand Village ninjas advanced; they waited cautiously at a distance, like a flock of vultures waiting for their prey to die before approaching to feast.

Uchiha Yu lay on the ground, struggling futilely.

But this struggle lasted for several minutes, and Uchiha Yu still did not die.

Seeing that their target was still alive, the four Sunagakure ninjas relaxed and began to carefully surround him.

The Sand Village ninja from the south was extremely cautious. Although he already knew his subordinates' abilities, he still asked the puppeteer on the lake, "He's not faking it, is he?"

The puppeteer replied confidently, "Impossible. No one could have imagined that I didn't smear a lethal poison on the needle. If it hadn't hit him, he would have definitely taken the opportunity to play dead instead of struggling."

"Captain, you're too cautious. Quicksand's method is ingenious. It can not only control the target but also identify the hit, and it has never failed."

"Yes, it's always good to be cautious."

The puppeteer sneered, "The ninjas of Konoha have quite a reputation, but they're no better than ninjas from small countries. How could we have lost to such ninjas in the last war?"

The Sand Village ninja on the left is a scruffy-bearded genin who is reminded of the war by the puppeteer's words.

He subconsciously remarked, "There are many incredibly weak Konoha ninjas, but there are also truly powerful ones, like White Fang..."

The southern captain's expression changed drastically, interrupting his musings: "Shut up, do you want to die?"

The puppeteer's expression changed drastically: "Lord Keisuke Umino is nearby! You bastard, are you trying to kill us?"

The bearded ninja, his face deathly pale, bowed repeatedly to everyone, saying, "I'm so sorry."

The captain was silent for a moment before saying, "If you don't want to be punished, don't let anything slip."

"Yes!" x3

……

The Sand Village ninjas stood in a circle around Uchiha Yu, while the ninjas on the hillside to the left were examining the traces of life in the vicinity to assess the duration of Uchiha Yu's activities there.

The leading ninja said, "Actually, this Konoha ninja is quite strong; he almost escaped from Kaita-kun."

Upon hearing this, the puppeteer kicked Yu and then said, "Indeed, not bad..."

Damn it! I'll remember you...

The leading ninja continued, "Now that we've captured him alive, let's interrogate him and see if he knows any information."

At this moment, a ninja who was checking for signs of life walked over and said listlessly, "Why waste our time? We've been searching in the Land of Rivers for almost a month and haven't found anything."

"This Konoha ninja has only been here for four days at most. Could we possibly get information about the Kazekage from him?"

"...Finally, we made it through."

Uchiha Yu, who was lying down, suddenly said in a muffled voice, "That's not necessarily true. I actually know."

The four Sand Village ninjas were stunned. In a panic, they took out their weapons and explosive tags, wanting to surround and kill the enemy who was disguised as being hit by Senbon.

But Uchiha Yu had already drawn his straight sword, and the tip of the sword leaped lightly, almost simultaneously striking the wrists of each enemy.

The sharp sword tip didn't penetrate very deep, but it severed their tendons, rendering the ninjas unable to fight effectively.

The Sand Village ninja who took out the explosive tags fared even worse. His experienced choice to perish with the enemy was immediately met with a targeted attack from Uchiha Yu. All ten of his fingers were deliberately severed, and finally, a sword was thrust into his meridian node, interrupting the flow of chakra and completely destroying his ability to activate the explosive tags.

After confirming their overwhelming victory, Uchiha Yu said, "I know your Kazekage has disappeared, and now you will disappear as well."

The Sand Village ninjas now realized that they had unfortunately encountered a powerful ninja skilled in fishing.

They were about to flee without hesitation, wanting to pass the intelligence to their superiors, when they discovered that their feet had somehow sunk into the ground, completely merging with the ground, leaving them unable to move.

Desperate Sand Village ninjas attempted suicide without hesitation, but Uchiha Yu opened his three-tomoe Sharingan and detonated the genjutsu seeds planted in their hearts, causing all the Sand Village ninjas to lose control of their chakra.

However, he did not take away the enemy's senses and mobility. Without chakra, even if a ninja can control his body, what can he do?

The leading Sand Village ninja roared like a madman, "Uchiha! You're an Uchiha! How could you be an Uchiha? How could an Uchiha be so shameless?!"

Uchiha Yu replied with a smile, "There are a lot of you guys, and you're a special Jonin leading the team. If even one of you gets away, I'll be in trouble."

"I'm more willing to lose a little pride than to go through trouble."

He casually brushed the dirt off his body and pulled out the three senbon needles nailed to the weight.

Miwa Masayo, who had been hiding, also quietly appeared. She couldn't help but praise, "Yu, you're amazing! You took advantage of their sneak attack disguise and easily took down a Jonin squad."

"You're absolutely right: a skilled hunter often appears as the prey."

"But how do you know the poisoned needle isn't a lethal toxin?"

Uchiha Yu smiled and pointed to his nose, replying, "I'm also an excellent ninja. Just by smelling the odor, I can roughly determine the effects of a poison."

(End of this chapter)